C. S. Lewis - Complete Works of C. S. Lewis (Illustrated)

The Complete Works of

C. S. LEWIS

(1898-1963)

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The Complete Works of

C. S. LEWIS

By Delphi Classics, 2017

Complete Works of C. S. Lewis

First published in the United Kingdom in 2017 by Delphi Classics.

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The Belfast Shipyard where the Titanic was built Clive Staples Lewis was born in Dundela, east Belfast on 29 November 1898, overlooking the shipyard where the Titanic would soon be built.

Plaque commemorating the authors birth at Dundela Villas the house no longer stands

St Marks Church, Dundela Lewis was baptised in the font at the west end of the church on 29 January 1899 by his grandfather, the Rev. Thomas Hamilton, Rector of St. Marks.

Lewis entry in the baptism register

First published in 1938 by John Lane, The Bodley Head, this novel forms the first part of the Space Trilogy, which was influenced by David Lindsays fantasy and science-fiction novel A Voyage to Arcturus (1920). It is believed that Out of the Silent Planet came about following a conversation between Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, in which they both lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story and Tolkien would write a time-travel tale. Tolkiens story only exists as a fragment, published in The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987), edited by his son Christopher.

The narrative introduces Dr. Elwin Ransom, a professor of philology at a college of the University of Cambridge, gifted in many languages. At the front door of a house in the country, Ransom hears shouting and struggling inside. When he hurries around the back, he sees Weston and Devine trying to force Harry, a dull-witted young man, to enter a structure on the property. Ransom intervenes and Devine sees him as a better prospect than Harry for what he and Weston have in mind. With Westons grudging consent, Devine offers Ransom a drink and accommodations for the night.

After enjoying what he thinks is a glass of water, Ransom realises that he has been drugged. He tries to escape, but is subdued by Weston and Devine. When he regains consciousness he finds himself in a spherical spacecraft on its way to a planet called Malacandra. The wonder and excitement of such a prospect relieves his anguish at being abducted, but Ransom is put on his guard when he overhears Weston and Devine deliberating whether they will again drug him or keep him conscious when they turn him over to the inhabitants of Malacandra, the sorns , as a sacrifice. Ransom is put to work as cook and scullion, but appropriates a knife and plans to escape. Once they land on the strange planet, Ransom takes his chance and runs off into the unknown landscape